House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
American Food for American Schools Act of 2023
Sponsor: Rep. John Garamendi D-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 13, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 13, 2023 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4613.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GARAMENDI, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 120, July 13, 2023, Page H3576):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the U.S. Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: Agriculture and FoodSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 13, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 120 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4613, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/4613
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4613, last updated December 5, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 14, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
11 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 9 Democrats
2 of 11 cosponsors (18%) are from the other party.
Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Greg Casar (D-TX), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Jim Costa (D-CA), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Josh Harder (D-CA), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Kim Schrier (D-WA), David Valadao (R-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Garamendi.
- H.R. 7770 (118th) Rosie the Riveter Commemorative Coin Act
- H.R. 1273 (118th) Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2023
- H.R. 1293 (118th) Cabin Air Safety Act of 2023
- H.R. 6081 (118th) To amend the short title of the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act to be the Dianne Feinstein Lake Tahoe Restoration Act.
- H.R. 716 (118th) Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2023
- H.R. 7771 (118th) National Rosie the Riveter Day Act
Related bills
- H.R. 9980 (119th) American Food for American Schools Act of 2026Cross-Congress related bill
- S. 5174 (119th) American Food for American Schools Act of 2026Cross-Congress related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.